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Sahih al-Bukhari 3396

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “One should not say that I am better than Jonah (i.e. Yunus) ibn Matta.” So, he mentioned his father Matta. The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)…

Ibn Amm Lah Min Ashabnarrated it
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حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْعَالِيَةِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَمِّ

نَبِيِّكُمْ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى». وَنَسَبَهُ إِلَى أَبِيهِ. وَذَكَرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِهِ فَقَالَ: «مُوسَى آدَمُ طُوَالٌ كَأَنَّهُ مِنْ رِجَالِ شَنُوءَةَ».

وَقَالَ: «عِيسَى جَعْدٌ مَرْبُوعٌ». وَذَكَرَ مَالِكًا خَازِنَ النَّارِ، وَذَكَرَ الدَّجَّالَ

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “One should not say that I am better than Jonah (i.e. Yunus) ibn Matta.” So, he mentioned his father Matta. The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) mentioned the night of his Ascension and said, “The prophet Moses was brown, a tall person as if from the people of the tribe of Shanua. Jesus was a curly-haired man of moderate height.” He also mentioned Malik, the gate-keeper of the (Hell) Fire, and Ad-Dajjal.

আর নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম মিরাজের রাতের কথাও উল্লেখ করেছেন এবং বলেছেন মূসা (আঃ) বাদামী রং বিশিষ্ট দীর্ঘদেহী ছিলেন। যেন তিনি শানু‘আহ গোত্রের লোকদের মত। তিনি আরো বলেছেন যে, ‘ঈসা (আঃ) ছিলেন মধ্যমদেহী, কোঁকড়ানো চুলওয়ালা ব্যক্তি। আর তিনি (নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম ) জাহান্নামের দারোগা মালিক এবং দাজ্জালের কথাও উল্লেখ করেছেন। (৩২৩৯)

Telah bercerita kepadaku [Muhammad bin Basysyar] telah bercerita kepada kami [Ghundar] telah bercerita kepada kami [Syu'bah] dari [Qatadah] berkata aku mendengar [Abu Al 'Aliyah] telah bercerita kepada kami [anak paman Nabi kalian, yaitu Ibnu 'Abbas] dari Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Tidak sepatutnya seorang hamba berkata aku lebih baik dari Yunus bin Matta" -----beliau menyebutnya dengan menisbatkannya kepada ayahnya----".

Dan Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam juga menyebutkan pada malam Beliau diisra'kan, kata Beliau; "Musa adalah seorang laki-laki yang berkulit sawo matang seakan dia laki-laki gagah berasal dari Syanu'ah (Yaman) dan Beliau juga berkata bahwa 'Isa adalah seorang yang berambut keriting, berdada bidang. Beliau juga menyebut malaikat Malik penjaga neraka dan juga menyebut ad-Dajjal

Nebiimizin amcasının oğlundan -İbn Abbas'ı kastediyor-; Nebi Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem'den şöyle buyurduğunu rivayet etmiştir: "Hiçbir kulun: Ben Matta oğlu Yunus'tan hayırlıyım, dememesi gerekir. Böyle diyerek onu babasına nisbet etmiş oldu.

" Tekrar: 3413, 4630, 7539 [-3396-] Nebi Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem İsra'ya götürüldüğü geceyi sözkonusu ederek dedi ki: "Musa esmer tenii, uzunca boylu olup, Şenuelilerden bir adam gibi idi.

Devamla buyurdu ki: "İsa da saçları dalgalı ve orta boylu idi. Cehennemin bekçisi, Malik'i de, Deccal'i de sözkonusu etti

Sahih al-Bukhari 3396, Book 60, Prophets, Hadith 69. 1 min read

What it means

It is not permissible for anyone to say that Prophet Muhammad (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) is better than Yūnus ibn Matta (peace be upon him). Matta was the father, not the mother of Yūnus, who was a noble Prophet. Allah sent him with guidance and light to bring people out from the darkness. Prophet Muhammad (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said this out of modesty, because it is known that he was the best of the children of Adam.

He probably said this before knowing that he was the best of all humans. He singled out Yūnus (peace be upon him) because he feared that those who heard his story would discredit him, so he highlighted his merits in order to block such thoughts.

His story was narrated by As-Suddi from Ibn Mas‘ūd and others. Allah sent Yūnus to the people of Nineveh in the lands of Mosul. They accused him of lying, so he promised them that a punishment would descend upon them at a certain time and left them in anger. When they saw the consequences of this, they submitted to Allah and believed in Him.

So Allah removed the punishment from them. Yūnus set off and boarded a boat. The boat started to sink, so lots were cast and he was taken off the boat and thrown into the water where a whale swallowed him. He called out from within the darknesses: “There is no true deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.”

Allah responded to him, and ordered the whale to cast him onto the shore, where He grew a gourd vine over him to shade him.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Muhammad ibn Bashshar, BundarTold me, Fourth generation, died 252 AH
  3. 3Muhammad ibn Jafar, GhundarTold us, Third generation, died 192 AH
  4. 4Shubah ibn al-HajjajTold us, Third generation, died 160 AH
  5. 5Qatadah ibn DiamahFrom, Successor, died 117 AH
  6. 6Rufay ibn MihranHeard, Successor, died 90 AH
  7. 7Ibn Amm Lah Min AshabTold us, Successor

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